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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pegeen's discussion with Christy after her father leaves is interrupted by:
(a) The peelers.
(b) Old Mahon.
(c) Shawn.
(d) The Widow Quin.

2. Considering the Irish dialect used by the author, the term "da" means:
(a) Father.
(b) Lame.
(c) Fiance.
(d) Brother.

3. Pegeen's approximate age in the play is:
(a) Twenty years old.
(b) Fifteen years old.
(c) Fifty years old.
(d) Twenty five years old.

4. Shawn reacts to Christy's employment by:
(a) Threatening to kill Christy.
(b) Praying.
(c) Offering to stay with Pegeen.
(d) Calling Christy a liar.

5. Pegeen's formal name is:
(a) Widow Quin.
(b) Margaret Flaherty.
(c) Sara Tansey.
(d) Pegeen Mike.

Short Answer Questions

1. The character of Christy is portrayed as:

2. Christy responds to Pegeen with, "We're alike so" after she tells him:

3. Christy Mahon's big secret is that:

4. A characteristic of Pegeen's personality that appears often is her:

5. When Pegeen and the men hear Christy's secret, they are:

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